Large numbers symptoms and conditions

After posting on here last week,have since had the mirena removed yesterday.my mood today is greatly improved however my reason for ths posting is that when i rang to arrange the removal,had to convince both the nurse and doctor to agree to take it out!
my gp who knows my history and that i suffered with post natal depression commented that he"thought it would work the opposite way "for my depression.i feel i was used as a guinea pig and the last six week iv lived through hell.
Although not pleasant to have it removed,feel it was the best thing to have done and am now happy in the fact that i have a iud fitted as before with no problems.
The most concerning aspect of this whole situation was i that i was never told of these side effects.when i asked both the nurse and gp at appointment yesterday both denied the effects i had suffered with it.I was told that probably only one in ten woman had any side effects therefore i can only assume that a large numbers of woman have the mirena coil fitted.
I urge you to take note of the posts on site and most def not have a mirena coil in i almost lost my sanity,health and family because i took professional advice at face value and now wished i had found this forum beforehand!!!!

I am a healthy 58 yr old woman. On May 20 2008, I went to the dentist to have two small fillings done. At the time of the shot I experienced what felt as though I had received an electrical jolt because the shot hit my nerve. This jolt radiated down to my ovaries. I complained to the dentist instantly. Right after the visit I started noticing that my hair was thinning. On June 17, 2008 at my normal hair appointment I commented to the beautician that my hair was thinning. On June 27, 2008 at the second visit to the dentist I experience the same problem from the shot and again told the dentist of problem. By July 18th I noticed some extreme hair loss in two locations on my scalp. I pointed out my hair loss condition to the Dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic on July 18, 2008 he referred me to a hair loss specialist. On September 2, 2008 I meet the specialist she stated that the hair loss was caused by some extreme stress to my system. I told her about the dental work and my reaction to the injection. She said that could have been the catalyst that started this problem. The doctor said if there is some "shock to the system", as many as 70% of the scalp hairs are then shed in large numbers about 1 to 2 months after the "shock". This sudden increase in hair loss, usually described as the hair coming out in handfuls is called acute telogen effluvium. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Below is the latest ADR report on Singulair from the United Kingdom. I deleted side effects reports by very small numbers of patients in order to keep the post briefer. This shows the total number of reports since Singulair was approved in the UK.

I don't know the total number of prescriptions for Singulair in the UK. It is considered expensive.

Drug Analysis Print
Drug name: MONTELUKAST
Drug name: MONTELUKAST Report type: Spontaneous
Report run date: 13-May-2008 Report origin: UNITED KINGDOM
Data lock date: 09-May-2008 08:00:02 PM Route of admin: ALL
Period covered: 01-Jul-1963 to 09-May-2008 Reporter type: ALL
Earliest reaction date: 01-Jan-1997 Reaction: ALL

Cardiac disorders-TOTAL 64
Palpitations 29
Myocardial infarction 6
Tachycardia 6
Diarrhoea 84
Dyspepsia 24
Abdominal pain 98
Abdominal pain upper 22
Nausea 84
Vomiting 52
Dry mouth 15
Asthenia 13
Fatigue 45
Malaise 32
Sudden death 1
Pyrexia 10
Chest discomfort 12
Feeling abnormal 16
Influenza like illness 17
Irritability 18
Drug interaction 13
Chest pain 13
Arthralgia 59
Myalgia 38
Muscle spasms 24
Pain in extremity 14
Balance disorder 10
Lethargy 16
Somnolence 23
Psychomotor hyperactivity 25
Headache 221
Dizziness 68
Neuropathy peripheral 7
Convulsion 6
Epilepsy 7
Dysgeusia 7
Hypoaesthesia 6
Tremor 18
Nervous system disorders TOTAL 526
Abnormal behaviour 13
Agitation 12
Anxiety 18
Aggression 30
Depression 23
Insomnia 58
Abnormal dreams 12
Nightmare 49
Hallucination 21
Sleep disorder 15
Psychiatric disorders TOTAL 364
Asthma 36
Allergic granulomatous angiitis 43
Angioedema 12
Swelling face 12
Erythema 13
Pruritus 32
Rash pruritic 17
Rash 55
Urticaria 33

TOTAL NUMBER OF REACTIONS 2841
TOTAL NUMBER OF FATAL ADR REPORTS* 19
TOTAL NUMBER OF ADR REPORTS* 1489

Chris555, what's your motivation here? Why do you keep coming back to tell us that all drugs have side effects? We know that. As someone else commented, we're not a bunch of idiots.

A significant number of us have children who have had MAJOR problems on Singulair. And we are absolutely certain that Singulair caused our children's problems. It is very likely that there are large numbers of children out there who are being erroneously medicated for problems stemming from Singulair. There may be children suffering from depression or suicidal ideation. Posting our stories about our children might actually help someone else's children.

I'd love to know why you feel that you need to convince us that Singulair may not be the cause of our children's problems. What's the point, exactly? What do you have to lose if Singulair gets proper labeling so other families don't have to go through what we've all been through?

hi all reading this,
I have had a Mirena for 3 years now, within my first 6 month checkup for this device I was still getting continued pelvic pain which the specialist stated just needed to allow my body time to get use to the device. This still continues up until now. I sometimes can almost feel the device, which sounds weird, but for example if I have a severe cold and cough, with the flu, when I cough i can feel it move or change somehow and its unpleasant and uncomfortable. I am also back to experiencing all the same symptoms that occurred when I first went to the specialist, along with loads of new ones such as severe headaches, mood swings, some bowel issues, nausea, etc. I'm sure others have also had these. Anyway now I am waiting to see a specialist, Ive been waiting for months as my appointment keeps getting changed to defer it. I also went to a private specialist about 8 months ago, asked him to remove it, he refused saying that I would be back to where I was in terms of symptoms before I had the device inserted. The use of this device it now seems to me is questionable for some women, and for some conditions. It seems an alternative that is being prescribed for large numbers of women now, as I have some work colleagues who also have the device. But it has to make you wonder just how successful this type of alternative is proving to be